MCQs on Introduction to Programming and Algorithms/Flowcharts

1. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

2. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

3. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

4. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor
d) Utility programs

6. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

7. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

8. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

10. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

11. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

12. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

13. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

14. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

15. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

16. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

17. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

18. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

19. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

20. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

21. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly
b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

22. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

23. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

24. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

25. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

26. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

27. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

28. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

29. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

30. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

31. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code
d) Binary

32. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

33. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

34. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

35. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

36. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet
37. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

38. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

39. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

40. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

41. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

42. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

43. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

44. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

45. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

46. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

47. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle
b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

48. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

49. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

50. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

51. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

52. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

53. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

54. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

55. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

56. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

57. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval
d) Parallelogram

58. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

59. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

60. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

61. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

62. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

63. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

64. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

65. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

66. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

67. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

68. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

69. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

70. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

71. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

72. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

73. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

74. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

75. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

76. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

77. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

78. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program
c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

79. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

80. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

81. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

82. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

83. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

84. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

85. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

86. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

87. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

88. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program
89. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness

b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

90. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program

91. Which of the following is a high-level programming language?

a) Assembly

b) Python

c) Machine code

d) Binary

92. What is the primary purpose of a programming language?

a) To execute machine-level code directly

b) To create algorithms without human intervention

c) To enable humans to communicate instructions to computers

d) To interact with hardware only

93. What does a compiler do?

a) Converts high-level code to machine code

b) Executes high-level code directly

c) Converts machine code to high-level code

d) Detects errors without generating machine code

94. Which of these is NOT a type of programming paradigm?

a) Object-oriented programming

b) Procedural programming

c) Declarative programming

d) Mathematical programming

95. Which of the following is NOT an example of system software?

a) Operating system

b) Compiler

c) Word processor

d) Utility programs

96. What is an algorithm?

a) A visual representation of a program

b) A set of logical steps to solve a problem

c) A programming language

d) A code snippet

97. Which of the following shapes represents a decision in a flowchart?

a) Rectangle

b) Diamond

c) Oval

d) Parallelogram

98. What is the purpose of a flowchart?

a) To design hardware circuits

b) To write a program

c) To graphically represent a process or algorithm

d) To test a program

99. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good algorithm?

a) Finiteness
b) Ambiguity

c) Input

d) Output

100. What does a parallelogram symbol represent in a flowchart?

a) Input/output operation

b) Processing step

c) Decision-making

d) Start/end of the program